The Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions are taking a road trip to take on the St. Francis DeSales Stallions at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin will be strutting in after a win while St. Francis DeSales will be coming in after a loss.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Tree of Life Christian on Wednesday. The Lions put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 17-1 victory. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by ten runs or more this season.
Lily Rader and Alex Mould were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Rader tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Mould tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Rader a new career-high in strikeouts (five). At bat, Rader fired off two home runs and six RBI while going 3-for-4, while Mould went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles. Those doubles marked the first that Mould has hit this season.
In other batting news, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin got a massive performance out of Becca Wooke, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most hits Wooke has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Lexi Simon, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .722. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, St. Francis DeSales came up short against Bishop Watterson on Wednesday, falling 18-3. The Stallions have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5. As for St. Francis DeSales, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
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